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handmade34

(24,017 posts)
26. I go to the phone and call the cops
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 07:13 PM
Aug 2020

and then go away... far away from that man and stay away

I used to shelter abused women and there is NO excuse... and there is help out there

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I'd reach for the pepper spray, myself. hlthe2b Aug 2020 #1
Did u get hit? Demovictory9 Aug 2020 #2
um, a right cross and then out the door? Kali Aug 2020 #3
It never gets better. It only gets worse. Sooner out the better mahina Aug 2020 #4
This. /nt artemisia1 Aug 2020 #25
see, the guy would not have a chance to say anything Skittles Aug 2020 #5
Where do you go? hamsterjill Aug 2020 #6
assault and battery... agingdem Aug 2020 #7
"Where do you go with that? " sheshe2 Aug 2020 #8
Out the door and ending the relationship. If it's not a lover, file a police report & follow up. Shrike47 Aug 2020 #9
Or "It was just a joke." ananda Aug 2020 #10
That's a dealbreaker. A hit, no matter if he wants to justify it as a "tap," and he's done. Because catbyte Aug 2020 #11
As You're Asking THe Question, It Was More Than A Tap Me. Aug 2020 #12
You walk out peggysue2 Aug 2020 #13
Context is everything Victor_c3 Aug 2020 #14
That's all affection. dmr Aug 2020 #23
Call the police, elleng Aug 2020 #15
'Tap' him in the testicles, and let his anguished cry of agony be the last thing you ever hear out Aristus Aug 2020 #16
Walk away, call the cops. That is totally unacceptable. Arkansas Granny Aug 2020 #17
I got the Hell away from him and Trailrider1951 Aug 2020 #18
Firstly, not when, if. A man has never hit me. A man is simply disrespectful I turn around and walk LizBeth Aug 2020 #19
I say that's the last tap he'd give me. LakeArenal Aug 2020 #20
The intent has little to do with anything. The effect -- physical, mental, emotional -- is what WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2020 #21
the boys in the house... stillcool Aug 2020 #22
I say one 'tap' and you are OUTTA there 💕💕💕💕 MLAA Aug 2020 #24
I go to the phone and call the cops handmade34 Aug 2020 #26
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